Barcelona is turning the world around “like a pinwheel” with conflicting information flows, especially in the Frenkie De Jong deal. There was a time when the press reported that the two sides had reached an agreement, but now, the president of Laporta has declared “this midfielder is not for sale”.
MU’s deal to buy De Jong seems to have been completed but still uses it forever
Similar is the story of the club’s money. On the one hand, they have to sell 10% of the TV rights to cover their debt, on the other hand, this team asks to buy players everywhere. So what is the truth for Barcelona at the moment?
In the midst of conflicting information, Spain’s Sport newspaper has just revealed a shocking truth. That is, Barcelona did not dare to sell Frenkie De Jong to MU because … still owed this player’s salary despite having reached an agreement long ago. The source revealed that Barcelona had agreed to a price of 65 million euros with an additional 20 million euros with conditions.
However, this team did not dare to let the Dutch midfielder leave because they need to pay the outstanding amount of more than 27 million euros. According to the source, the Dutch midfielder joined Barcelona in 2019 with a salary of 14 million euros.
However, the Covid-19 epidemic suddenly appeared, so Barcelona asked the players for a delayed salary of 12% and will be refunded in the following seasons, so De Jong only received 12.32 million euros. Not only that, the Nou Camp team also reached an agreement to owe the Dutch midfielder’s salary for the next 2 seasons for the same reason.
Barca still owes more than 17 million euros in Frenkie De Jong’s salary
Specifically, De Jong only received 11 million euros for the 2020/21 season and last season, this figure was 5 million euros. This means that Barcelona is owed about 17.68 million euros in salary of the former Ajax player. In addition, they have not yet distributed De Jong’s reward.
According to the contract between the two sides, De Jong will receive 4 million euros if he plays 60% of Barcelona’s matches in the last 2 seasons. The Dutch midfielder has done this, but the prize money has not been seen. The Nou Camp team also has to pay 5.7 million euros in loyalty fees after De Jong’s 2 years of playing.
Thus, the Catalunya team is privately owed Frenkie De Jong an amount of more than 27 million euros. They will have to pay the Dutch midfielder immediately if this player moves to MU. That’s why Laporta is still “rotating” the Old Trafford team on the transfer table.
If De Jong stays, Barcelona will not be happy because they will start “repaying” from this season. According to the promise, the midfielder will receive 18 million euros this season and the remaining debt in the 2023/24 season. Perhaps because of that, Joan Laporta is forcing De Jong to continue to reduce his salary if he wants to stay at Barcelona as recently announced.